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Meidas Crystal

@crystal31.bsky.social

Blue dot in a red state (sigh) BLM 🌈

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disability is the only marginalized community that you could become a part of at any time in your life.

just something to think about the next time you want to call other people parasites; you could be disabled at any moment.

16.02.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 317    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

Rep. Jennifer Wexton has been a tremendous champion of the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0.

Thanks to her principled advocacy the children’s cancer research funding bill is on its way to the President.

And the cruel indifference of Far Right extremists in Congress has been overcome.

21.12.2024 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 11812    πŸ” 2947    πŸ’¬ 416    πŸ“Œ 143

The richest man on the planet could probably solve child cancer himself using less money than he burned destroying Twitter.

Instead, he used his influence to strip $190 million from the budget for pediatric cancer research.

What a fucking asshole.

21.12.2024 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 17486    πŸ” 4212    πŸ’¬ 698    πŸ“Œ 176

The role of government is not to maximize profits. It’s to serve the people. The greedy businessmen y’all keep putting in charge have no concept of that.

If everything was about profit you wouldn’t have roads and electricity in rural TN. (It’s why many don’t have broadband)

14.12.2024 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 881    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 16

The venn diagram of people who vehemently opposed the covid vacc and those that went all in on Ozempic would just be a circle πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

14.12.2024 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Healthcare. Prisons. Veterans benefits. Schools. Police. News.

None of it should be for-proft.

13.12.2024 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7562    πŸ” 1636    πŸ’¬ 278    πŸ“Œ 80

I’ll quit deadnaming his app when he quits deadnaming his kid. It’s Twitter!!!

13.12.2024 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Extra points for proper use of β€œliterally” πŸ˜‚ 〰️AdminJenn (now logging on for tonight’s live stream in 3..2..)

10.12.2024 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Dear Mr. Sauer:
I am writing in response to your letter dated November 26, 2024, regarding the above-referenced action. This Office will not stipulate to vacate the final judgment already entered by Supreme Court, New York County, in this action or otherwise seek to dismiss the action.
As you know, this is a civil enforcement action under Executive Law Β§ 63(12) against the Trump Organization, a business headquartered in New York, and its top executives concerning those defendants' fraudulent and unlawful actions to misleadingly inflate defendant Donald J. Trump's personal net worth in business transactions for the purpose of obtaining more favorable terms on loans and insurance policies than they otherwise would have received. This civil enforcement action was filed following a multiyear investigation by the Office, and multiple courts have rejected claims that the investigation or action were brought in anything other than good faith. See People v. Trump Org., Inc., 205 A.D.3d 625,
626-27 (1st Dep't 2022); Trump v. James, No. 1:21-1352, 2022 WL 1718951, at *12-14 (N.D.N.Y. May 27, 2022). Following summary judgment and an eleven-week bench trial, Supreme Court concluded that Mr. Trump and the other entity and individual defendants violated Β§ 63(12). The court also entered final judgment ordering various forms of equitable relief. Defendants appealed from Supreme Court's post-trial final judgment. That appeal has been fully briefed and argued in the Appellate Division, First Department, and the parties are now awaiting a decision from the First Department.
Your letter presents no basis for this Office to seek to vacate the final judgment or to dismiss this action.
First, Mr. Trump's upcoming inauguration as the next President of the United States has no bearing on the pendency of defendants' appeal in this action. This civil enforcement

Dear Mr. Sauer: I am writing in response to your letter dated November 26, 2024, regarding the above-referenced action. This Office will not stipulate to vacate the final judgment already entered by Supreme Court, New York County, in this action or otherwise seek to dismiss the action. As you know, this is a civil enforcement action under Executive Law Β§ 63(12) against the Trump Organization, a business headquartered in New York, and its top executives concerning those defendants' fraudulent and unlawful actions to misleadingly inflate defendant Donald J. Trump's personal net worth in business transactions for the purpose of obtaining more favorable terms on loans and insurance policies than they otherwise would have received. This civil enforcement action was filed following a multiyear investigation by the Office, and multiple courts have rejected claims that the investigation or action were brought in anything other than good faith. See People v. Trump Org., Inc., 205 A.D.3d 625, 626-27 (1st Dep't 2022); Trump v. James, No. 1:21-1352, 2022 WL 1718951, at *12-14 (N.D.N.Y. May 27, 2022). Following summary judgment and an eleven-week bench trial, Supreme Court concluded that Mr. Trump and the other entity and individual defendants violated Β§ 63(12). The court also entered final judgment ordering various forms of equitable relief. Defendants appealed from Supreme Court's post-trial final judgment. That appeal has been fully briefed and argued in the Appellate Division, First Department, and the parties are now awaiting a decision from the First Department. Your letter presents no basis for this Office to seek to vacate the final judgment or to dismiss this action. First, Mr. Trump's upcoming inauguration as the next President of the United States has no bearing on the pendency of defendants' appeal in this action. This civil enforcement

action is not a criminal action, and Supreme Court did not impose any criminal sanction on Mr. Trump or any other defendant. Accordingly, the various actions taken by the Special Counsel's office or the District Attorney's Office of New York County in the respective criminal cases brought by those offices against Mr. Trump are irrelevant here.
Contrary to your suggestion, the pendency of defendants' appeal during Mr. Trump's term as President fully comports with the U.S. Constitution. The final judgment concerns only business conduct undertaken by entities that are part of the Trump Organization and individual defendants who were acting on behalf of the Trump Organization. The judgment thus does not concern any conduct related to Mr. Trump's first term as President. Nor does it implicate any conduct that Mr. Trump might undertake after his upcoming inauguration.
Presidents do not have immunity from civil lawsuits arising from unofficial conduct, and such lawsuits may proceed while the President is in office. See Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 694
(1997); Zervos v. Trump, 171 A.D.3d 110, 128 (1st Dep't 2019); see also Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593, 615-16 (2024). Regardless, Mr. Trump's upcoming inauguration is irrelevant to the judgment rendered against the fourteen other defendants found liable by Supreme Court in this action.
There is also no merit to your claim that the pendency of defendants' own appeal will impede Mr. Trump's official duties as President. The ordinary burdens of civil litigation do not impede the President's official duties in a way that violates the U.S. Constitution. See Clinton,
520 U.S. at 705-06; Zervos, 171 A.D.3d at 125-26. In any event, Mr. Trump does not face any such litigation burdens here. The trial is over, final judgment has been rendered, and defendants' appeal to the First Department has been fully submitted and argued. Mr. Trump's official duties will not be impeded while awaiting the First Department's decision. Nor wi…

action is not a criminal action, and Supreme Court did not impose any criminal sanction on Mr. Trump or any other defendant. Accordingly, the various actions taken by the Special Counsel's office or the District Attorney's Office of New York County in the respective criminal cases brought by those offices against Mr. Trump are irrelevant here. Contrary to your suggestion, the pendency of defendants' appeal during Mr. Trump's term as President fully comports with the U.S. Constitution. The final judgment concerns only business conduct undertaken by entities that are part of the Trump Organization and individual defendants who were acting on behalf of the Trump Organization. The judgment thus does not concern any conduct related to Mr. Trump's first term as President. Nor does it implicate any conduct that Mr. Trump might undertake after his upcoming inauguration. Presidents do not have immunity from civil lawsuits arising from unofficial conduct, and such lawsuits may proceed while the President is in office. See Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 694 (1997); Zervos v. Trump, 171 A.D.3d 110, 128 (1st Dep't 2019); see also Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593, 615-16 (2024). Regardless, Mr. Trump's upcoming inauguration is irrelevant to the judgment rendered against the fourteen other defendants found liable by Supreme Court in this action. There is also no merit to your claim that the pendency of defendants' own appeal will impede Mr. Trump's official duties as President. The ordinary burdens of civil litigation do not impede the President's official duties in a way that violates the U.S. Constitution. See Clinton, 520 U.S. at 705-06; Zervos, 171 A.D.3d at 125-26. In any event, Mr. Trump does not face any such litigation burdens here. The trial is over, final judgment has been rendered, and defendants' appeal to the First Department has been fully submitted and argued. Mr. Trump's official duties will not be impeded while awaiting the First Department's decision. Nor wi…

The NY Attorney General has REJECTED Trump's bid to dismiss his $500M civil fraud judgment post-election. The AG stated that Trump's presidency doesn't shield him from civil litigation over non-official conduct, per the Constitution and multiple court precedents.

10.12.2024 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 14839    πŸ” 3309    πŸ’¬ 432    πŸ“Œ 230

That is…quite a fucking statement from the mango monster. This is just where we are…super! πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

10.12.2024 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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10.12.2024 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Healthcare, prisons and politics shouldn’t be for profit.

10.12.2024 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1185    πŸ” 327    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 15
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We need to put β€œA cap” on the stupidity in our country.
I’m over these idiots who voted for #47 ruining it for the rest of us.

07.12.2024 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 763    πŸ” 216    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 7
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Elon Musk makes billions from government contracts that taxpayers pay for, but wants to cut taxpayers’ Social Security and Medicare because it’s government waste.

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE

07.12.2024 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6172    πŸ” 2363    πŸ’¬ 505    πŸ“Œ 187

You are much closer to being one of the 68,000 people killed each year because of our for-profit healthcare system, than being a CEO profiting from it.

Passing universal healthcare isn’t a political issue, it’s a moral, working class issue.

07.12.2024 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 400    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3

$250 million to buy an election. It hurts my entire soul to think about how that money could have been spent 😒

06.12.2024 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nearly every single Republican voted against releasing the Matt Gaetz ethics report.

Remember this the next time they pretend to care about protecting minors.

06.12.2024 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 38198    πŸ” 10077    πŸ’¬ 1607    πŸ“Œ 537

We are the League of Conservation Voters. 🌎

For 54 years, we have fought for people and the planet, including helping win the largest climate investment in U.S. history in 2022.

But we need your support to defend climate progress from Trump.

Can you repost this and help us reach 10k followers?

06.12.2024 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 289    πŸ” 247    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 7

Whenever we make ourselves smaller for them, they just shrink our box again.

21.11.2024 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 11879    πŸ” 2336    πŸ’¬ 133    πŸ“Œ 69

That is glorious news!!!

06.12.2024 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

RBG PAC’s $20M last-minute pro-Trump abortion campaign wasn’t just shady (and completely opposed by RBG’s surviving family members)β€”it was fully bankrolled by Elon Musk, new campaign finance reports show. Billionaire meddling in our elections must be stopped.

06.12.2024 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 11499    πŸ” 3353    πŸ’¬ 409    πŸ“Œ 150

Those that I still communicate with are still convinced he will be good for the country. Really can’t argue with it anymore. The big one I hear is β€˜smaller government.’ As someone whose utilities were privatized, I say fuck that

03.12.2024 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is absolutely πŸ’― me to the T. #facts

02.12.2024 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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27.11.2024 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1338    πŸ” 808    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 99

Tragically accurate

25.11.2024 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will continue to double space until I take my last, gasping breath!

24.11.2024 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shame they waited so long to fact check him πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

23.11.2024 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok I am so damn new at this. But, here is a starter pack of small accounts to follow! Everyone needs a boost, and I love a good boost as you well know! I will update this from time to time and keep doing more. Pls repost if you can.
Love you peeps!
go.bsky.app/HVkH6vd

20.11.2024 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 279    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 100    πŸ“Œ 11

Got him!

19.11.2024 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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